National Security Task Force

The National Security Task Force is responsible for the development and advancement of Chamber policy related to homeland security and national security. Chaired by Governor Tom Ridge (the first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) the Task Force is comprised of over 170 companies, associations, and state and local chambers, represents a broad spectrum of the American economy the Task Force engages Capitol Hill, the administration and international governments to advance priorities related to cyber security, supply chain, customs and trade facilitation, public private partnerships and emergency preparedness.

The Task Force’s working groups on Cyber Security and Global Supply Chain Security identify current and emerging issues, craft policies and aggressively pursue reforms through advocacy. Among the top priorities include: promoting effective supply chain, customs and trade facilitation policies that support the free movement of goods in the global supply chain to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and engaging policymakers to focus on collaboration, flexibility, and cost reduction as both industry and the administration work to develop a cybersecurity framework.

Global Supply Chain Security identify current and emerging issues, craft policies and aggressively pursue reforms through advocacy. Among the top priorities include: promoting effective supply chain, customs and trade facilitation policies that support the free movement of goods in the global supply chain to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and engaging policymakers to focus on collaboration, flexibility, and cost reduction as both industry and the administration work to develop a cybersecurity framework.

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Global Supply Chain Security identify current and emerging issues, craft policies and aggressively pursue reforms through advocacy. Among the top priorities include: promoting effective supply chain, customs and trade facilitation policies that support the free movement of goods in the global supply chain to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and engaging policymakers to focus on collaboration, flexibility, and cost reduction as both industry and the administration work to develop a cybersecurity framework.

Today’s criminals are the equivalent of John Dillinger with a laptop, according to FBI Director James Comey. And he's right. Cybercrime cost the economy $782 million in 2013—a massive jump from $17.8 million in 2001, according to a recent study.

Reducing red tape and unnecessary barriers in the global supply chain decreases the cost of trade, raises standards of living and is a competitive necessity for any country looking to compete in the 21st century. A commercially meaningful single window is a critical first step.

Precautions must be taken at every step in the supply chain, which is often where criminals find points of vulnerability. So corporations that contract or work with small businesses should help inform their partners of threats and urge them to adopt forward-leaning cyber practices.

On May 22, Michael Daniel, special assistant to the president and cybersecurity coordinator, issued a blog, Assessing Cybersecurity Regulations, which sends a positive message to cybersecurity stakeholders that the

Many cybersecurity experts say that there are two types of businesses—those that have been hacked and know it, and those that have been hacked and don’t know it yet. As large businesses strengthen their cyber protections, small and medium-size ones are increasingly the victims of malicious actors.

The emergence of innovative technologies – including the cloud, mobile, social media, analytics, and connected devices or the “Internet of Things” – creates new opportunities to transform supply chains into seamless supply networks.

We’re all familiar with the Target quandary – you go in there for one thing and come out with a bunch of other stuff. But have you ever wondered how all those tempting goodies actually got to your local Target before they inadvertently ended up in your red shopping cart?

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